Comment by hgoel
3 days ago
Yeah, I'm expecting that Opus 4.8/5.5 tier will be the best models we have access to without having to provide more ID than just credit card info. If that happens, it'll end my brief stint of paying for these models instead of working within the bounds of local ones.
Don't worry, China and other countries won't be so dumb with their models.
Chinese models are free and open because it hurts the US-based competitor, not because China is some benevolent entity.
Are we assuming that any country that achieves the AI supremacy will be benevolent? Every country has its own goals, and they're not always aligned with what's best for the humanity.
"and other countries" - kind of a short list, that.
"Don't worry the ethno-nationalist authoritarian adversarial state will save us"
It's always adorable the way those who have decided that since the US government is their "enemy" due to ideological disputes (Obvi more common than ever these days), that the most "Anti-American" foreign governments such as Iran, China, Russia[1], Venezuela, etc. are to be outright rooted for.
If Xi Jinping had a button that when pressed, would throw the US into a bloody yearslong civil war, killing tens of millions, he wouldn't hesitate to press it as long as it significantly advanced Chinese economic and strategic interests.
In the set of all governments worldwide, the most anti-American ones are actually the least shy about how highly they value their own national interests over foreigners' (such as our) wellbeing.
[1] I know, that type of American partisan still isn't sure where to place Russia, since they obviously do hate America which is 'good', but also maybe tried to aid Trump which is bad.